Journal of pediatric psychology
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Multicenter Study
Maternal perspectives on children's health-related quality of life during the first year after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
To assess the longitudinal health-related quality of life (HRQL) of children receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). ⋯ This study offers the first glimpse of the 12-month trajectory of HRQL following pediatric HSCT from mothers' perspectives. This study also highlights the importance of and approaches to addressing missing data in longitudinal research.
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Multicenter Study
Longitudinal relationships of depressive symptoms to pain intensity and functional disability among children with disease-related pain.
To examine the longitudinal relationship between depressive symptoms at study entry (T1) on pain intensity (PI) and functional disability over a 1-year period among children with either sickle cell disease (SCD) or juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). ⋯ Study findings suggest that T1-depressive symptoms play a role in the longitudinal course of pain symptoms in children with JIA but not in children with SCD.